Plane Crash List

Cessna 177RG N7577V

15 October 1994 · Laytonville, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 October 1994 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N7577V was involved in an accident near Laytonville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Laytonville, California, United States
Nearest airport
Clark Ranch
Coordinates
39.7992, -123.5002
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N7577V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Rafael → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX95LA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

were the pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and attain the proper touchdown point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAKE THE INITIAL LANDING AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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